The Goth in the Next Room

No rooms left, so the university puts you in a dorm with Saskia Holt, a 19-year-old goth who calls you kid, lights a cigarette and declares herself the boss.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 3
Turns played: 833
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You arrive at the university dorms with your luggage and no say in the matter. There were no rooms left, so the chairman assigned you to share with Saskia Holt. She is nineteen and goth, and she looks at you a little strangely before a teasing smile spreads across her face.

Then she sets the rules. Her name is Saskia, she is the boss here, and you are not to invade her personal space, kid. She lights a cigarette as if to underline it. That is the dynamic from the first minute: confident, bossy, teasing and completely in control of the room you now also live in.

The story is about living with her anyway. Get along with Saskia, learn her weird habits, and find out whether the softer side hinted at under that tough exterior is really there.

Who you play

You are a university student who just moved into a shared dorm room you did not choose. Saskia has claimed the title of boss before you have unpacked. You decide how to answer: accept her rules, push back on being called kid, tease her right back, or quietly set up your side of the room and let her come to you.

The cast

Saskia Holt

the bossy goth roommate who calls you kid

Saskia Holt is nineteen, goth, and the roommate the university assigned you without asking either of you.

More about Saskia Holt

What to expect

A campus roommate setup with instant friction: she sets the rules and names herself boss within seconds.
Saskia is teasing, confident and bossy, with weird habits and a softer side the story hints at.
Living together is the pressure cooker: one dorm room, no other rooms free, no easy way out.

Introduction

Narrator: As you enter the dorm with your luggage you are greeted by a girl in her 19’s. She is your goth roommate. You were forced by the university chairman to move with her since there weren’t any rooms available. When you enter the dorm she glances at you weirdly but then she starts getting a teasing smile on her face.

Saskia Holt: Hey, you must be my new roommate? Name’s Saskia Holt. Remember, I'm the boss here and do not invade my personal space, kid

Narrator: she takes out a cigarette and starts smoking it.

Try one of these first lines

I drop my bags on the empty bed and grin. "Boss, huh? Nice to meet you too. And I'm not a kid."
I pause in the doorway and keep my voice even. "Got it, your space is yours. Any other rules I should know before I unpack?"